My St. Patrick's Day Dinner in Kilkenny

offers luxury en-suite accommodation in the town centre directly opposite the castle gates. Continental breakfast is served in the room. B&B pps:About 50 Euros.

Travelsleuth's Hotel Recommendation

The 4 star Rivercourt Hotel offers best accommodation in the centre of town with views of the castle and river. Hotel amenities include, indoor pool, jacuzzi, gymnasium, beauty salon excellent restaurant and bar. Special offers. Double room price: from 140 Euros incl. all amenities and full a Irish cooked breakfast which will keep you going until dinner time! Recommended for sybaritic relaxation.

Kilkenny Festivals

Kilkenny stages a number of festivals from May through August. May's Rhythm and Mood Event is followed by June's Irish Comedy, July's Music Festival and the well established 29 year old annual International Arts Festival in August. This last mixes quality musical and theatre performances with street spectacle. The medieval cobbled streets with their colourful shop and house frontages provide a picturesque backdrop to the festivities.

Mullingar Pewter

The House of Mullingar in the County Meath town of that name now rivals the finest German makers in the quality of its pewter design and manufacture. It is now much sought after by pewter collectors who appreciate the weight of Mullingar goblets and tankards and the intricate Celtic designs.

PADDY DAY in ENGLAND
It's going to be Birmingham's biggest ever Paddy Day Parade on 14 March. Don 'The Green' and get your dancing shoes on - the parade is on Sunday 17th March, at 12noon from Camp Hill to St Anne's Church, via the Bull Ring and Digbeth. There will also be an Irish Market, an Emerald Village and perhaps a pint or two of Guinness or Murphy's to whet your whistle.

I have now retired to the Isle of Wight. I invite you to share my weekly jottings at Rosemary Lane, my weekly chronicle of the changing seasons and unhurried village life at my country cottage on Wight, my island idyll.

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Letter from IrelandIf you can't find the time to down a pint or two of Guinness with Martin Loughnan at his local watering hole, the next best thing is to read his 'Letter from Ireland'....with a Guinness in your hand.

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